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Political Theater, Episode 406

Guests and armed security agents are seen during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after a gunman tried to enter the ballroom of the Washington Hilton on Saturday.
Guests and armed security agents are seen during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after a gunman tried to enter the ballroom of the Washington Hilton on Saturday. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick
Posted April 29, 2026 at 1:32pm

Jason Dick talks with George Condon, longtime White House reporter, historian and a past president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, about the association’s dinner on Saturday, putting the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump into the context of the century-old event. They also talk about The Great Ribber. 

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